Belted kingfisher

Weight

147 g – 158 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

riverinesrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

23.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

6.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

11 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Partialsrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The belted kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCoraciiformes
5. familyAlcedinidae
6. genusMegaceryle
7. SpeciesMegaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Alcedo alcyon, Alcedo jaguacati, Alcedo ludoviciana, Ceryle alcyon, Ceryle alcyon, Ceryle alcyon, Ceryle alcyon, Ceryle alcyon alcyon, Megaceryle alcyon alcyon, Megaceryle alcyon caurina, Streptoceryle alcyon

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LC, Least Concern

C

Crested kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

AlcedinidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Giant kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Alcedinidae

LC, Least Concern

Ringed kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Alcedinidae

CompareBelted kingfisher vs Crested kingfisherBelted kingfisher vs Giant kingfisherBelted kingfisher vs Ringed kingfisher

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@misc{belted_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/belted-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}